to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
thereupon; shortly thereafter
Mathias; Matias; Matthias
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
this occasion; at this time; now
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
is something that; is that which
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
outside the country; abroad
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
what kind of; what sort of; what
to await; to wait for; to expect
investigation; research; looking something up
feeling keenly; fully realizing